Ember's Pov "Ember? Are you alright?" I knew William was talking. I heard him talk, but I couldn't bring myself to pay attention to what he was saying, or even respond, "I" I drew my brows and turned to the man that every part of me reacted to, and trembled when I found him looking at me with the
~~~~ "Ember? What took you so long? Did something happen?" William exclaimed as he got up from the chair when I finally appeared, "I'm fine. Really, I am." I said, and chuckled, when he kept feeling for my temperature, "I simply got caught in a conversation, forgive them for that one. I know you w
Axel's pov "Do you mind being a little more elaborate on this one? How do you plan on using the mate bond? And whose mate bond? Paris?" "Of course, it's Paris's. his bond with Kate should work pretty fine." "Okay. Explain." "Well, here it is. One of the reasons Paris and Ember had a fallout was
Ember's Pov "and you and I are both done with all of the things that break you, are we not?" William asked, reaching for my hand. I smiled when he held me, but I could not bring myself to answer truthfully. I did want to be done with all of the things that broke my heart. But I wasn't sure those
"I should get one of the men to kick you out," I said angrily, "But you're an Alpha, perhaps you can do that all by yourself. What's stopping you?" "I don’t know. I'm giving you a chance to leave on your own terms." "but I won't. and you know that I won't. so perhaps, just like last night, a part
Ember's Pov "Jean." I said weakly, as my heart quickened in accord with his sporadic heartbeat, "I can't." I said quietly, "can't or simply won't. I can understand if you won't if you'll simply tell me what is stopping you. You ex-husband, perhaps?" I scoffed and shook my head, "You've really don
I had foreseen that response, and had the perfect reply to convince her, "I know, you might feel that going out with me might not be something that you want right now, but I promise not to do anything that you might not want." "I appreciate your desire to respect my boundaries and all, but tonight
PARIS'S Pov "I fear I'm going to lose you," I said to her and she looked up at me with a smile, "Your fears are unnecessary. I'm just willing to get to know my mate." "Ember, that all in itself, is the beginning of a love affair with him. You get to know him, and then what? You find out you like
EMBER'S POV"there you are," Axel announced when he found me still on my hair, contemplating my life,"You were looking for me?""yeah. I said I'd come to watch you guys train. I stepped outside, but found the training ground empty, and wondered where you all went.""Well, we were there." I told hi
"good. Now come at me again, and this time around, use the element of surprise. I suppose we can make this lesson four."By noon, my body was different kinds of sore, and achy, and this time around, when Jean stretched out his hand toward me to help me up, I refused to take it, lest he make us go an
EMBER'S POV"Well now," I said and struggled against his hold."you're going to have to do better than that if you want to be free of me, Baby girl.""No fair, you had not even announced the beginning of the lesson." I wailed,"The same way that bear isn't always going to announce its attack. I'm s
And then I remembered and I groaned,“I forgot.” I sighed and rubbed at my eyes, before trying to sit up, “You can tell him to wait for me, I should be down soon.”I said and caught him looking at me uncertainly and I laughed,“You don’t believe that I’m up for real?”“I don’t believe you won’t go r
EMBER’s POV“They want you to wrestle a bear?” Jean asked looking just as shocked as I had felt when I heard the news and I nodded soberly,“They say it’s the only way for me to prove myself as being strong and worthy,” I said and took my seat on Jean’s couch.I had come to tell him what had befalle
EMBER's POV"wrestle a bear?" I asked in utter confusion, as I looked from my father to my brother and back to my father again, hoping one of them would tell me that it was all a joke. But they stayed looking so sober that I knew that this wasn't a joke of any sort.But they stayed, looking sober, a
EMBER's POV"He has refused a countless number of times we've shoved it up his face. What makes you think this time will be any different?" William asked, looking at me like he didn't think I was sure I knew what I was talking about.But I was sure. I mean, I had heard him correctly. And even now, I
"maybe. How are you? Were you able to get some work done today? All of that?" I asked, and he tilted his head, smiling at me,"So you want company?" he asked, his French accent going sultry, and I suddenly felt very warm. This wasn't what I had been aiming for, but I liked it very much."That would
Ember's Pov There comes a time in everyone's life when they decide that they've had enough of all of the crises they've had to deal with in life. And after that, they simply need a break.I didn't know how to get my break, but Paris had offered me one. The words he said to me when he saved me had c